Posts Tagged ‘Stanley Kubrick’
Film Review – The Purge: Election Year
Man I wish these movies were better. This series is a repeating exercise in frustration. There is potential here for making a trenchant, biting, incisive commentary on American society. And there are germs of good ideas in The Purge series. But they are so underutilized…
READ MORESXSW Interview – Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller – Operation Avalanche
Spencer interviews director/star Matt Johnson and producer Matthew Miller from the thriller Operation Avalanche at SXSW 2016.
READ MORESXSW Film Review – Operation Avalanche
Ambition starts as farce and leads to conspiratorial designs in this quasi-mockumentary thriller from actor/director Matt Johnson. Playing with the conceit of one of the biggest conspiracy theories of our time, Operation Avalanche begins with a group of young CIA agents working in the Audio/Video…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Witch
Robert Eggers’ The Witch (2015) is the kind of horror film that isn’t interested in cheap thrills. Rather, the terror it evokes digs into your bones, unsettling you with tone and atmosphere. Eggers makes his feature length debut as writer and director, and in both…
READ MOREAn Appreciation – The Phantom Carriage
It is said that every New Year’s Eve the last person to pass away – if they were a sinner – will become the driver of Death’s carriage. For the next full year, this poor soul will travel the world collecting the souls of the…
READ MOREFilm Review – Vic + Flo Saw A Bear
What a strange film this is. The French-Canadian Vic + Flo Saw A Bear (2013) is likely to draw responses from each end of the spectrum. I can’t say I loved it, but I can’t deny it stuck with me after it was over. Some…
READ MOREFilm Review – Room 237
Few things are more fun than sitting back and debating films with friends. One of the most obsessed-over films has been Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. In the new documentary Room 237, the filmmakers hope to shed some light on what makes the film a beloved…
READ MOREEpisode 205 – Jude Law
In honor of the release of Anna Karenina, Spencer and Greg discuss Jude Law.
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